wwf_conservation_champion_criteria_2018-ddb9c5c2026b409f.pdf

This guide from WWF South Africa outlines the criteria and benefits for landowners and farmers in the wine industry to become a WWF Conservation Champion, focusing on environmental leadership, carbon footprinting, and water stewardship.

• To become a WWF Conservation Champion, applicants must meet several best practice criteria: achieving an independent IPW audit score of at least 70% for the farm or cellar, completing a baseline carbon footprint via the 'Confronting Climate Change' online calculator, and demonstrating leadership in biodiversity, energy, or water conservation. Additionally, they must co-develop a signed environmental management plan with the WWF team—including farm maps and annual monitoring targets—and sign a WWF Landowner agreement (MoU contract).
• WWF Conservation Champions receive several benefits, including the exclusive right to use the 'sugarbird and protea' label on wine products and brand promotion, free extension support from WWF South Africa via regional technical workshops and on-farm assessments, and access to potential funding for farm conservation initiatives such as camera traps, walking trails, information boards, and community gardening. They also have opportunities for joint marketing via the Champion Wine Farm Guide App and Facebook.
• The program emphasizes a four-step journey toward becoming a good water steward: first becoming water aware to understand risks, then understanding farm water sources and usage, implementing best water practices at the farm level, and finally contributing to water management in the catchment beyond the farm.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). wwf_conservation_champion_criteria_2018-ddb9c5c2026b409f.pdf. http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/WWF_Conservation_Champion_Criteria_2018.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. wwf_conservation_champion_criteria_2018-ddb9c5c2026b409f.pdf. n.d. http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/WWF_Conservation_Champion_Criteria_2018.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricandwwfconservationchampioncriteria2018ddb9c5c2026b409fpdf, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{wwf\_conservation\_champion\_criteria\_2018-ddb9c5c2026b409f.pdf}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/WWF_Conservation_Champion_Criteria_2018.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }